Songs of Heaven and Earth
A young and eager choir highlight music by the unjustly neglected Brian Brockless
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Composer or Director: Brian Brockless, Benjamin Britten, Jonathan Dean Harvey, Ralph Vaughan Williams, Howard Skempton
Genre:
Vocal
Label: Guild
Magazine Review Date: 3/2004
Media Format: CD or Download
Media Runtime: 68
Mastering:
Stereo
DDD
Catalogue Number: GMCD7265
Tracks:
Composition | Artist Credit |
---|---|
Heart's Music |
Ralph Vaughan Williams, Composer
Matthew Steynor, Zedlau Queen's College Choir, Cambridge Ralph Vaughan Williams, Composer |
Valiant for truth |
Ralph Vaughan Williams, Composer
Matthew Steynor, Zedlau Queen's College Choir, Cambridge Ralph Vaughan Williams, Composer |
(3) Choral Hymns |
Ralph Vaughan Williams, Composer
Matthew Steynor, Zedlau Queen's College Choir, Cambridge Ralph Vaughan Williams, Composer Samuel Hayes, Organ |
Christ is now rysen agayne |
Brian Brockless, Composer
Brian Brockless, Composer Matthew Steynor, Zedlau Queen's College Choir, Cambridge |
Now blessed be thou, Christ Jesu |
Brian Brockless, Composer
Brian Brockless, Composer Matthew Steynor, Zedlau Queen's College Choir, Cambridge |
Come Holy Spirite, Most Blesed Lorde |
Brian Brockless, Composer
Brian Brockless, Composer Matthew Steynor, Zedlau Queen's College Choir, Cambridge |
There is a garden in her face |
Brian Brockless, Composer
Brian Brockless, Composer Matthew Steynor, Zedlau Queen's College Choir, Cambridge |
Festival Te Deum |
Benjamin Britten, Composer
Benjamin Britten, Composer Matthew Steynor, Zedlau Queen's College Choir, Cambridge Samuel Hayes, Organ |
(5) Flower Songs |
Benjamin Britten, Composer
Benjamin Britten, Composer Matthew Steynor, Zedlau Queen's College Choir, Cambridge |
Come, Holy Ghost |
Jonathan Dean Harvey, Composer
Jonathan Dean Harvey, Composer Matthew Steynor, Zedlau Queen's College Choir, Cambridge |
I love the Lord |
Jonathan Dean Harvey, Composer
Jonathan Dean Harvey, Composer Matthew Steynor, Zedlau Queen's College Choir, Cambridge |
Two Pewits |
Howard Skempton, Composer
Howard Skempton, Composer Matthew Steynor, Zedlau Queen's College Choir, Cambridge |
Sowing |
Howard Skempton, Composer
Howard Skempton, Composer Matthew Steynor, Zedlau Queen's College Choir, Cambridge |
Author: Marc Rochester
Otherwise, this interesting programme is already well represented on disc, and set beside some exceptionally stiff competition the Queen’s choir has little to offer; although there are some really enjoyable moments in the Britten Flower Songs and they summon up something quite magical for Jonathan Harvey’s I love the Lord.
As the notes point out, ‘the personnel of the choir change substantially from year to year’, which probably accounts for the general lack of blend, with some voices clearly standing out harshly; and while there is no denying the obvious technical skill and sheer enthusiasm of all these singers, there is insufficient colour and variety to make this a particularly enjoyable disc of choral singing per se.
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